Author: mtsmaldone

“I go, I go, look how I go!” So says the fairy Puck in William Shakespeare’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” and in Ken Ludwig’s comedy “Shakespeare in Hollywood,” a in which literary characters come to life in a real-world setting. And if you went to one of the showings of Read More

It seems to be a mocking rule: every time a Point News layout weekend comes around in the spring, the days are stunningly beautiful, and all the colors of St. Mary’s–the shimmering blue of the river, the pink, white, and yellow of the blossoms dotting the trees on the path, Read More

I had heard legends – whispers, if you will – of an authentic Mexican taquería hidden in the Millison Plaza in Lexington Park, just past Sake Japanese Restaurant and your friendly neighborhood Rita’s. I was curious to sample its flavors, as I couldn’t believe that such a place could exist Read More

All of the open forums, search committee meetings, and interviews have come to an end. At long last, St. Mary’s College of Maryland has a new president. On Mar. 15, the Board of Trustees named Dr. Tuajuanda Jordan as the College’s president-elect by a unanimous vote. Dr. Jordan, who is Read More

By Yna Davis, Contributing Writer Due to recent budget cuts to many on-campus programs, the Nitze Scholars Program (NSP) will not be accepting new students to its program for the upcoming semester for the first time since its formation in 2001. The Nitze Scholars Program– named for U.S. Ambassador Paul Read More

By Yna Davis, Contributing Writer On Friday, Feb. 28, Elizabeth Walker, the first black student to attend St. Mary’s (SMCM), returned to the school for a Black Student Union (BSU)-sponsored event in honor of Black History Month. While Walker’s visit was advertised as the main draw of the event, she Read More

In the coming months, St. Mary’s will finally have a new captain at the helm. Gail Harmon, the Chair of the Board of Trustees and the Presidential Search Committee, sent out an all-student e-mail on Feb. 19 which gave an overview of the ongoing search for a full-time president to take Read More